The son of former Indian captain Rahul Dravid, seventeen-year-old Anvay Dravid, began to demonstrate his aggressive playing style. In the Vino Mankad tournament, he played an impressive innings, scoring 151 runs off 100 balls against Gujarat.
Thanks to this outstanding performance, the Karnataka junior team under 19 won by five wickets and guaranteed their place in the playoffs. The match took place on October 16 (Friday) at the Vidhi stadium in Vijayanagar.
During this contest, Gujarat, having lost the toss, batted first and scored 357 runs in 50 overs, losing four wickets. According to VJD rules, Karnataka was set a revised target of 352 runs.
Chasing such a large target, Anvay did not let pressure get the better of him and, along with Dhruv Krishnan, drastically changed the course of the game. Anvay added 203 runs to the team in partnership with Dhruv. In his innings, Anvay hit 20 fours and three sixes, while Dhruv supported him by scoring 131 runs off 100 balls.
This partnership helped challenge Gujarat's large total and paved the way for Karnataka's victory. Both batsmen scored at the required pace, putting the team in a strong position while chasing the target.
Earlier in Gujarat's innings, Samir Bhandari and Yash Pandhwan put the opposition in a difficult position by scoring a century each. Samir scored 119 runs without getting out off 88 balls, and Yash scored 106 runs without getting out off just 57 balls. Initially, Gujarat's score was 140 runs in 30.3 overs, losing four wickets. After this, both players formed an unbeaten partnership in the fifth wicket, scoring 217 runs off just 19 overs, leading to a total of 357 runs.
Nevertheless, the brilliant play of Anvay and Dhruv completely nullified Gujarat's efforts.
The current season of the Vino Mankad tournament is Anvay Dravid's second century. Previously, he had scored 104 runs off 62 balls against Chandigarh, in a match where Karnataka won by 100 runs. Anvay also demonstrated his aggressive play, scoring 85 runs off 41 balls against Delhi.
In that match, Karnataka scored a substantial total of 418 runs, losing four wickets. His innings of 151 runs against Gujarat once again proved his ability to play a key role when chasing big targets. Anvay also handles wicketkeeping duties, serving as the captain of Karnataka. His consistent effective play, fulfilling multiple roles at such a young age, is crucial for the team.
Anvay Dravid has also represented the Indian youth team. During a visit to Sri Lanka in July, in the second match of the junior ODI tour, he scored 87 runs off 67 balls, including nine fours and one six. In September, in the first match of the junior ODI tour against Australia, which was affected by rain, he scored 38 runs off 18 balls, including three sixes and two fours. India won that match by seven runs.